Tsugunai: Atonement

by Atlus

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• ASIN: B00005Q8IW
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 27, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,536 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Possession is nine-tenths of this adventure game. Tsugunai: Atonement is the story of a young mercenary named Leise, who has inadvertently angered the God of Light by removing the mystical treasure orb from its sacred pedestal. As punishment, the God of Light forever separates Leise's soul from his body until he atones for his sins by helping the people of Walondia. However, without a physical body of his own, Leise's only way to change the fates of the people he wants to help is to possess them. Ultimately, Leise must confront the evil power responsible for the darkness that has befallen Walondia. Will he find redemption in time or will his soul be lost forever?

The game allows you to dodge, counterattack, and block. Tsugunai's intense combat system immerses the user in every battle. The possession system allows you to take control of more than a dozen different characters in the game. There is also plenty of time for nonlinear exploration of the Walondia countryside on your way to fulfilling your quest. The game features a haunting, Celtic-themed soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda.

Customer Reviews

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original concept,great storyline and alot of fun, May 1, 2002

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4MaskCurse "Kyonshi Jiang Shi" (Chicago,IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tsugunai: Atonement (Video Game)

Tsugunai is not only truely unique in storyline but gameplay as well.In Tsugunai the player takes the role of a "hero" who has angered the goddess of light by stealing the treasure orb from a shrine.After the shrine collapses,the hero awakens to find that he is not dead,but his soul is looking down at his own body which
is in a comma.A monk being the only one who can see him relays to the hero that as a penalty for his actions he must endure a trial by making a diffrence in people's lives.How?(this is the really cool part!) by possessing the bodies of individuals who have sorrow in their hearts and solving the problem/problems that disrupt their lives.Think of that old tv show "Quantum Leap";the idea of possessing people and going through the game as a soul was enough to hook me in!

Alot of people bash this game because there is only one town, which to me doesn't really justify dismissing a well thought out,original and addicting game.There is only one town, because under this trial,the hero can't stray far from his body or his soul will be lost forever.Another thing which is really good is that the diffrent people you possess never have to level up to the acceptable point that you or former characters you have played are at!In other words,whatever level your soul is at,
the person you possess automatically inherits the same level!Say
goodbye to tedious level building in weaker characters!Also the weapons and armor that you equip the people you possess will always have them,so you don't have to worry about losing those hard to earn goodies!

The soundtrack was good,but not outstanding(except for the celtic music in the tavern...I LOVED THAT!)Although the soundtrack was simple,there was nothing annoying and i found that the music to the random battles was nicely done and strangely grew on me!The characters were all believeable and you even began to really feel for some of them esp the goudovi(a little sprite/dwarf who helps you through the quest)near the end
of the game.

To sum it up,I think you should try this game for yourself instead of listening to the negative feedbacks of people who are terrified of originality.I'm almost positive that you will enjoy this title as much as I did and wonder why it was given such bad reviews.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tsugunai is wonderful, May 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tsugunai: Atonement (Video Game)

I would like to tell any fan of RPGs that this game is a great sleeper on the system. Tsugunai didn't get much add time or plugging and it's a shame. The graphics are great for an RPG the story line is pretty original and calming. The fighting engine is easy to get into and in my opinion is very pleasing. throughout the whole time I played Tsugunai the only thing that I didn't like was when I beat it, because it saddened me to know that it was over. actual game time for me was around a week and a half of intense playing (3-15 hrs a day). For those music buffs out there go into the in and try not to have the tune get stuck in your head. All round this is one of the better RPGs that I've ever owned.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First RPG game I played, August 26, 2002

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Aaron Falanga (APO, AP United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tsugunai: Atonement (Video Game)

Tsuganai is the first RPG game I've played besides Baldur's Gate. I've always stayed away from them but I bought this one because I thought the cover art looked interesting so I didn't know what to expect. I beat the game in 4 days (in 48 hours)and I thought it was great. The beginning was excellent. So was the amulets system which I thought was very innovative though I don't have anything to compare it too. I thought the music was great, and as far as the whole game being in one town (which is isn't actually true-once you possess a character you can leave the town and go to at least 7 different places if I remember right), I thought it was cool because you get to know all of the people in the town and that makes it unlike any other game that I've played. I'm 22 hours into FFX now, and I still think that Tsuganai is great.